West-Africa
Ibrahim Maïga: “The security situation on earth is deteriorating in Mali”
The release of Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé completes an operation whose underside remains unclear. Prior to the release on the weekend…
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ex-hostages Sophie Pétronin reunited with her son in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, a French aid worker who was the last French hostage in the world, landed in the capital Bamako to have…
East-Africa
an opposition platform set up against President Assoumani
In the Comoros, a new “common front of the living forces” is being created, uniting the opposition union and all civil society…
Central-Africa
new controversy following a dismissal at Brazzaville CHU
The president of the Intersyndicale du Center hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Brazzaville, who has long condemned the poor management of the Canadian…
West-Africa
arrival in Bamako by ex-hostages Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé
Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé arrived in Bamako around noon. 22 local time. The aid worker and politician were released after four…
West-Africa
[Série] Guinea: hope for Internet users with the advent of optical fiber
The continuation of our series dedicated to transformations of the Guinean economy, the country Alpha Condé is very late on the Internet,…
East-Africa
The former Somali prime minister dies of COVID-19 in Ethiopia at the age of
JIGJIGA, Ethiopia – Former Somali Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in Jigjiga city, the capital of the Somali regional state of…
East-Africa
Former Somali PM dies in Ethiopia
JIGJIGA – Former Somali Prime minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has today died in Ethiopian Somali region, an official confirmed. He was 79.
West-Africa
the end of four years of captivity
Auxiliary worker Sophie Pétronin was released on Thursday, October 8th. An event that puts an end to almost four years of captivity.…
West-Africa
The abducted Malian politician Soumaila Cissé released after the government released 100 prisoners
Prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cissé, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in March, was released on Wednesday after Mali released over 100…
West-Africa
French hostage Sophie Pétronin released after being held in Mali since 2016
The Malian presidency on Thursday confirmed that French charity worker Sophie Pétronin, who was abducted in Mali and held hostage since December…
